CHEN Menglin 陳梦琳

I received my B.S. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, the B.Eng. degree from the University of Birmingham, U.K., and the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). I was an academic visitor at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary, University of London in 2017. I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at HKU from 2018 to 2022. Since 2022, I was a research assistant professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

I have received many international awards, including the URSI Young Scientist Award in 2024, PIERS Young Scientist Award in 2023, ACES Young Scientist Award in 2021, and several student paper awards. I have published 29 papers in top-tier journals (12 as first author, 8 as corresponding author) and 3 book chapters. One of my first-author papers in Physical Review Letters was selected as “Editors’ Suggestion” in 2022. Another first-author paper was selected as “the ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)” in 2019. Another first-author paper in Applied Sciences was selected as “Featured Papers” in 2018. One of my second-author papers published in Reviews in Physics was listed as “the Top Cited Articles for publications since Jan. 2021” from 2023 to 2026.

My research interests include (i) Advanced electromagnetics-based interdisciplinary research, including those in metamaterials, metasurfaces, and photonic crystals; (ii) Topological electromagnetics and its applications in microwave/millimeter wave engineering, and (iii) Novel on-chip metasurface design for millimeter-wave communications and integrated systems.

News

• [2026-01] Our paper “Reconfigurable Topological Power Router Based on Interferometric Edge States” is accepted by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11393656
• [2025-12] Our paper “Super-Robust Telecommunications Enabled by Topological Half-Supermodes” is accepted by Advanced Science.
• [2025-11] Our paper “An Autonomous Current Balancing Method for Interleaved DC/DC Converter in Wireless Power Transfer Systems” is accepted by IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
• [2025-08] I am pleased to announce that our student received the IEEE APCAP Student Paper Award in Christchurch, New Zealand. [Link]
• [2025-02] Our paper “Microwave Photonic-Based Step Frequency Reflectometry for Electronic Circuit Defect Detection” is accepted by IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.
• [2025-01] Our paper “Extraction of power transmission parameters from PT-symmetric waveguides” is accepted by Optics Express.
• [2024-10] Our paper “Observation of spatiotemporal dynamics for topological surface state with on-demand dispersion” is accepted by Photonics Research.
• [2024-10] Our paper “Reconfigurable photonic valley filter in hybrid topological heterostructures” is accepted by Laser & Photonics Reviews.
• [2024-05] I am honored to receive the URSI Young Scientist Award in Gran Canaria, Spain. [Link]
• [2024-03] Our paper “Spin and orbital angular momenta of electromagnetic waves: From classical to quantum forms” is accepted by IEEE Journal on Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Techniques.
• [2023-12] Our paper “Protected transverse electric waves in topological dielectric waveguides” is accepted by IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10341331
• [2023-08] Our paper “Coexistence of large-area topological pseudospin and valley states in a tri-band heterostructure system” is accepted by Optics Letters. https://opg.optica.org/ol/abstract.cfm?doi=10.1364/OL.501977
• [2023-07] I am honored to receive the PIERS Young Scientist Award in Prague, Czech Republic. [Link]
• [2023-04] Our paper “Large-area quantum-spin-Hall waveguide states in a three-layer topological photonic crystal heterostructure” is accepted by Physical Review A. https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.L041501
• [2022-09] Our paper “Anomalous electromagnetic tunneling in bianisotropic ε-μ-zero media” is accepted by Physical Review Letters and selected as “Editors’ Suggestion”. https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.123901

Open for Applications

I am looking actively for Ph.D., Research Associate, and Postdoctoral candidates. The detailed requirements are listed below. Interested researchers are welcomed to send me your CV via email (menglin.chen@polyu.edu.hk), indicating your name, research area, targeting post, and graduation instituition in the Email Subject.

• PhD candidates

1. Have comprehensive knowledge of electromagnetic theory and RF circuit development and design
2. Undergraduate or higher education in the above or related disciplines (QS/THE/ARWU World Top-500 Universities or Top-150 Subjects, 1st degree GPA > 3.2/4.0 or Top 40% of class)
3. Know and be familiar with commercial simulation software, such as MATLAB, ANSYS HFSS, and CST
4. Have Experience in designing antennas or waveguide devices
5. Good written and spoken English skills (IELTS: total score 6.5 or other equivalent test)

• Research Associate (meet at least one of 3 and 4)

1. At least a master’s degree
2. Have experience in antenna and RF circuit development and design
3. Familiar with electromagnetic simulation software, such as ANSYS HFSS, CST, ADS and COMSOL
4. Familiar with MATLAB programming

• Postdoctoral fellow (meet at least one of 3, 4, and 5)

1. Possess a doctoral degree
2. Good ability to complete projects independently
3. Possess a solid foundation of electromagnetic theory and experience in antenna design and measurement
4. Familiar with electromagnetic simulation software, such as ANSYS HFSS, CST, ADS and COMSOL
5. Familiar with MATLAB programming
6. Excellent writing skills in both Chinese and English